Defining Islamic Statehood - Measuring and Indexing Contemporary Muslim States

Informationen zum Autor Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is the founder and chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving relations between Muslims and non-Muslims and promoting moderation. For over twenty-five years he was the imam of Masjid al-Farah in New York City. He has been ranked among the '100 Most Influential People of the World' by TIME magazine, 'Top 100 Global Thinkers' by Foreign Policy, and 'Top 50 Arabs' by The Middle East Magazine. Klappentext This groundbreaking book offers in-depth analysis of the modern Islamic state! applying a quantitative measurement of how Muslim majority nations meet the definition. Content for the book was developed through extensive debate among a panel of distinguished Sunni and Shia Muslim scholars over seven years. Zusammenfassung This groundbreaking book offers in-depth analysis of the modern Islamic state! applying a quantitative measurement of how Muslim majority nations meet the definition. Content for the book was developed through extensive debate among a panel of distinguished Sunni and Shia Muslim scholars over seven years. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction PART I: DEFINING AN ISLAM STATE AND RULE OF LAW 1. Shariah and the Objectives of Islamic Law 2. Islamic State: Foundations 3. Characteristics of Islamic Governance: The Scholars' Consensus 4. Defining the for Measurement PART II: DEVELOPING AN INDEX OF MEASURING NATIONS 5. Indexing the 6. The Index PART III: SIP SCHOLARS SPEAK ON KEY CHALLENGES IN ISLAMIC GOVERNANCE 7. Practical Applications of Islamic Law in Government and the Judiciary 8. Human Rights and Islamic Governance 9. The ! Reform and Renewal

Product details

• Authors: Feisal Abdul Rauf, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf.
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781137446817
• ISBN: 978-1-137-44681-7
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 220 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Islam, B, Sociology of Religion, Law, International Relations, Middle East, Politics & government, Religious issues & debates, Law—Philosophy, Methods, theory & philosophy of law, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History, Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Religion and sociology, Middle East—Politics and government, Middle Eastern Politics, Religion and Society, Social Aspects of Religion, Methods, theory and philosophy of law